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A ! i ORDINANCE 95-306 DOGS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 30 OF THE CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF HUGO, REGULATING DOGS WITHIN THE CITY, INCLUDING THE KEEPING THEREOF AND PROVIDING FOR THEIR LICENSING The City Council of the City of Hugo does hereby amend Chapter 30 of the City Code of the City of Hugo by repealing the existing Chapter 30 in its entirety, and replacing it with the following: Sec. 30 . 1 . Definitions. The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning. Abandoned means to leave a dog at large within the City without intending to return to or recover it . It shall also mean to purposefully leave a dog in the possession of the Animal Warden to avoid paying impoundment and/or boarding costs . Altered means any female dog that has been spayed or any male dog that has been castrated. Animal Control Officer means the City Council and/or any persons or agencies designated by the City Council . The Animal Control Officer' s primary function involves enforcement of this Ordinance and other laws dealing with dogs . The Animal Control Officer shall also be construed to include any licensed law enforcement officer. Animal Warden means any person or agency designated by the City Council to house, hold, confine, or board dogs seized and/or impounded herein. The Animal Warden shall be appointed and serve at the pleasure of the City Council . At large means off the premises of the owner and not under the physical control (by leash or by voice) of the owner, a member of the owner' s immediate family, or a person designated by the owner. Bona fide livestock operation means a farm (of forty (40) acres or more in size) on which horses, cows, swine, poultry, sheep, goats, or other common farm animals are kept, raised, bred or sold as a part of a business enterprise . Rev. 10/17/95